This blog post reports on the events of the #BlackLivesMatter demonstration in Rotterdam in light of global protests surrounding the police killing of George Floyd. It also discusses the tension between the protests and the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis. Finally, it offers some critical reflection on the need to confront the challenges of police violence and systemic racism in the Netherlands and in our own city.

The next Italian general election will be held in March 2018 and immigration is back to political agendas. Yet, attention is placed only to ‘security’ and more contingent issues are left out. What stories are they not telling us?